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William Coffin Coleman

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William Coffin Coleman Famous memorial

Birth
Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA
Death
2 Nov 1957 (aged 87)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.72437, Longitude: -97.29683
Plot
Mausoleum
Memorial ID
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Business Magnate. He was an inventor and founder of the Coleman lantern company in Wichita, Kansas at the beginning of the twenty century. The Coleman lantern and later the Coleman stove became very popular with campers, and both were used extensively by the military during World War II. The Coleman company, and name has developed a world wide reputation for producing quality product. Many of these products can be found today in use around the world.
Business Magnate. He was an inventor and founder of the Coleman lantern company in Wichita, Kansas at the beginning of the twenty century. The Coleman lantern and later the Coleman stove became very popular with campers, and both were used extensively by the military during World War II. The Coleman company, and name has developed a world wide reputation for producing quality product. Many of these products can be found today in use around the world.

Bio by: David G. Stuart



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: David G. Stuart
  • Added: Jun 26, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7624857/william_coffin-coleman: accessed ), memorial page for William Coffin Coleman (21 May 1870–2 Nov 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7624857, citing Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.